Josh Pate Predicts 3-Loss SEC Team in College Football Playoff | Bussin' With The Boys

College Football Playoff Scenarios

• 🎯 A three-loss SEC team is predicted to make the College Football Playoff, with the over/under set at one and a half such teams.
• ⚠️ The importance of upcoming games is highlighted, as teams like BYU and Notre Dame could impact playoff berths for SEC teams.
• 🏈 A 10-2 Notre Dame team is contrasted with certain 9-3 SEC teams, with the prediction that SEC teams would likely get the playoff nod due to strength of schedule.
• 📊 The current AP Top 25 poll is discussed, with questions raised about rankings for teams like Illinois, USC, and Washington.

Conference Strength and Rankings

• 🔑 The SEC currently has 10 teams with zero or one conference loss, and separation is needed to differentiate teams with multiple losses.
• 🧐 The ranking of Notre Dame at 13th is questioned, especially when compared to Texas, suggesting a reversion to preseason expectations rather than current performance.
• 📈 Vanderbilt's ranking is also debated, with the idea that their position might be begrudgingly given rather than earned through consistent performance.

Coaching and Program Building

• 🤔 Lane Kiffin's potential interest in the Florida job is discussed, with differing opinions on his current commitment to Ole Miss.
• 🏆 Matt Campbell is identified as the top head coach among potential job seekers, praised for consistently improving the Iowa State program despite its historical struggles.
• 🌟 Kurtis Signetti is named as the second-best coach, with further consideration needed for a third.

Team Performance and Resume Building

• ⚡ Oregon's win over Penn State is defended, arguing that Oregon should be credited for beating a team, regardless of that team's subsequent performance.
• ❓ The idea that Indiana might simply be a good team is proposed, countering the notion that their resume is being artificially inflated.
• 🚀 Washington's exclusion from the rankings is questioned, given their only loss was to the number one team in the country.